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but there are two big things. most damaging of all, he was pressed several times on whether he had had any conversations with all of his various contacts and friends at rupert murdoch's company in the u.k. about a $12 billion attempt to buy out the reminder of bskyb, the big broadcaster over there. this was a deal that the british government has quasi-judicial authority to approve or deny. all he could say is he had no inappropriate conversations. he kept using that phrase. frankly, it didn't sound like the members of parliament really bought that line. the second thing, a really explosive claim, that someone in the senior government, a senior government official had been hacked and bugged while andy coulson was there. these kinds of allegations are -- they just keep cropping up every day and it doesn't look like this kind of statement or investigations are going to end any time soon. >> yeah, we could be early in the game at the moment. michael, i want to play some sound from yesterday's testimony, what we heard
but there are two big things. most damaging of all, he was pressed several times on whether he had had any conversations with all of his various contacts and friends at rupert murdoch's company in the u.k. about a $12 billion attempt to buy out the reminder of bskyb, the big broadcaster over there. this was a deal that the british government has quasi-judicial authority to approve or deny. all he could say is he had no inappropriate conversations. he kept using that phrase. frankly, it didn't...
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in other divisions of the company, if they're not part of the small group -- well, i don't know how big the group, whatever group was involved in criminality. >> did you close it because of the criminality? >> hmm? >> did you close the paper down because of the criminality? >> yes, we felt ashamed of what had happened and felt to bring it to a close. >> people lied to you and lied to their readers? >> we had broken our trust with our readers. but it's the important point was we had broken our trust with our readers. >> are you aware that there are other forms of illicit surveillance being used by private investigators that were used by news international? >> other forms of? >> illicit surveillance, computer hacking -- >> no. >> if the evidence is produced -- >> i mean i think all news organizations have used private detectives and do so in their investigations from time to time. i don't think illegally. >> if it could be shown to you that private investigators working for newspapers in news international used forms of illicit surveillance like computer hacking, would you immediately int
in other divisions of the company, if they're not part of the small group -- well, i don't know how big the group, whatever group was involved in criminality. >> did you close it because of the criminality? >> hmm? >> did you close the paper down because of the criminality? >> yes, we felt ashamed of what had happened and felt to bring it to a close. >> people lied to you and lied to their readers? >> we had broken our trust with our readers. but it's the...
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do you think the president will get his big package? an alternative smaller plan? or is it possible a deal doesn't get done at all? >> i'm really surprised it would be senate republicans that would have some light at the end of the tunnel, and i hope it's not another train. but it seems as though this alternative plan b could remove the threat of the economy of the united states just losing all faith and credit by the inability of the president to pay our debts, that is the nation's debt, not his. we still are hopeful that there is an opportunity for us to protect the vulnerable, the aged and the sick, and that at the same time bring some equity and reform to our tax system. but in the house of representatives, the republicans have no unity of purpose. they're having such a problem over there that there's nothing that democrats in the house can really vote for. >> let me ask you about that very specifically, because so much has been made of this rift between john boehner and eric cantor. let me play this for you. >> let me just say, we have been in this fight toget
do you think the president will get his big package? an alternative smaller plan? or is it possible a deal doesn't get done at all? >> i'm really surprised it would be senate republicans that would have some light at the end of the tunnel, and i hope it's not another train. but it seems as though this alternative plan b could remove the threat of the economy of the united states just losing all faith and credit by the inability of the president to pay our debts, that is the nation's debt,...
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he's got to be specific, and i do believe he's got to go big, big, big. no matter what the president does, we have to be realistic. the gop, the tea party, they made it crystal clear we're going to oppose it. doesn't make any difference what he does. so really, he can really shoot the bank on this one. he can really, he has almost nothing to lose. he can take the gloves off on this. and i think in this case he's going to have to do it. because there's one other thing that the president certainly has to be very mindful of. and i think it came out in detroit. the bottom line is, the base, his base, we're talking about labor. we're talking about african-americans. we're talking about latinos. we're talking about a whole range of those that are hurting now, economically, they're looking for him. they are screaming at him. they're imploring him. they're begging him, mr. president, get tough, get hard, go big, go sweeping, go comprehensive. and then toss it back on the gop. but you still got to do these things. even though you know you going to run into opposit
he's got to be specific, and i do believe he's got to go big, big, big. no matter what the president does, we have to be realistic. the gop, the tea party, they made it crystal clear we're going to oppose it. doesn't make any difference what he does. so really, he can really shoot the bank on this one. he can really, he has almost nothing to lose. he can take the gloves off on this. and i think in this case he's going to have to do it. because there's one other thing that the president...
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a big number traced to 244 super wealthy bundlers. as you know, he's known for in his first campaign, for having a lot of small grassroots fund-raising numbers. so somewhat of a gdeparture her, what do you think? >> one thing when you look back at 2008, it was a 1-2 punch of big dollar donors and grassroots donors. probably with an even number of almost maxed out establishment democratic contributors versus that grassroots army. and once again, we are seeing that 1-2 punch. it is worth noting that grassroots army still is there. president obama raised more than $20 million in donations of less than $200, which is actually about half of the haul that his campaign brought in. a lot of those big dollar donations are going to the dnc as part of that joint obama campaign dnc fund that the democratic national committee and the campaign has set up. >> let's circle back to the gop. rick perry saying, quote, i'm not ready to tell you that i'm ready to announce that i'm in, but i'm getting more and more comfortable every day that this is what i
a big number traced to 244 super wealthy bundlers. as you know, he's known for in his first campaign, for having a lot of small grassroots fund-raising numbers. so somewhat of a gdeparture her, what do you think? >> one thing when you look back at 2008, it was a 1-2 punch of big dollar donors and grassroots donors. probably with an even number of almost maxed out establishment democratic contributors versus that grassroots army. and once again, we are seeing that 1-2 punch. it is worth...
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chunk. >> it's a big churng. so customers who currently pay $10 a month for one dvd, and unlimited streaming, i don't know if you do that are now going to have to pay $16. and if you choose one or the other, it's going to be $8. so understandably, people are not happy about that. but, you know, on the facebook page they're saying they're going to rely more on online options. where are they going to go is the question? there's a little bit of corporate competition going on with blockbuster quickly sending out a press release and saying, well, we have a service, by the way, or you can go to our stores, which actually nobody goes to. and they have about 1.2 million subscribers, versus 23 million on netflix. blockbuster reminds me a little bit about how polaroid missed the whole digital revolution. >> it's going to be interesting to follow, though, because we've seen that a lot of people have been cutting their cable bills, and this may be another way that they feel like they have to save money. >> right. >> happy me
chunk. >> it's a big churng. so customers who currently pay $10 a month for one dvd, and unlimited streaming, i don't know if you do that are now going to have to pay $16. and if you choose one or the other, it's going to be $8. so understandably, people are not happy about that. but, you know, on the facebook page they're saying they're going to rely more on online options. where are they going to go is the question? there's a little bit of corporate competition going on with blockbuster...
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he is attending a big two-day summit with 200 big-money donors. some have not picked a horse in the 2012 race. >>> for new york city mayor rudy giuliani, expecting to make his decision soon. as bad as the national unemployment rate is, 9.2%, it's much worse among veterans. 11.5% of those who served since 9/11 are out of work. for 18 to 24-year-old male vets it's nearly 22%. that disturbing trend is the trigger for new legislation. new york senator kristen gillibrand joins me now. >> good to talk to you. >> what do you think can be done to fix this? those numbers are horrifying. >> they are terrible. if 1-5 of our young vets are out of work, we need to do something about it. this bill gives them more training before they separate from the military, which would allow them to have access to job training, resume writing and learning to interview. it helps them to translate what they learned in the military to the kind of work employers want. if somebody is a tank operator, an employer might not know what that means. if he define that as expert in hydr
he is attending a big two-day summit with 200 big-money donors. some have not picked a horse in the 2012 race. >>> for new york city mayor rudy giuliani, expecting to make his decision soon. as bad as the national unemployment rate is, 9.2%, it's much worse among veterans. 11.5% of those who served since 9/11 are out of work. for 18 to 24-year-old male vets it's nearly 22%. that disturbing trend is the trigger for new legislation. new york senator kristen gillibrand joins me now....
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he wants to do a big deal. both parties kind of do see the need for a big deal even though they disagree on the particulars. eric cantor is playing an outside or inside game trying to position himself as the next speaker. that could backfire in his face. it's high stakes for everybody. there's not a situation where everybody can sit back and let it play out. everybody has a lot to win or lose. >> michael shearer, "time" m magazine thank you so much. the question many americans are asking is why can't they just get it done? former congressman alan grayson, outspoken florida democrat says both parties are to blame. >> washington is now divided between the meanies and the weanwean is. >> here to explain alan grayson who recently announced another run for congress. good to see you, good morning. >> thank you. >> you want to offer some details on that characterization, the meanies and the weanies? >> sure. on the basis of a fomented crieses, we can't do dozens of times what we've done extend the debt limit, some peo
he wants to do a big deal. both parties kind of do see the need for a big deal even though they disagree on the particulars. eric cantor is playing an outside or inside game trying to position himself as the next speaker. that could backfire in his face. it's high stakes for everybody. there's not a situation where everybody can sit back and let it play out. everybody has a lot to win or lose. >> michael shearer, "time" m magazine thank you so much. the question many americans...